Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Teenager Vondrousova outwits Konta to reach French Open final

Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova became the first teenager to reach a Grand Slam final for 10 years as she outsmarted Johanna Konta 7-5 7-6(2) at the French Open on Friday. The 19-year-old left-hander lost the first 10 points of the match on a rainy Court Simonne Mathieu, but had more guile than her bigger-hitting opponent in testing conditions. Raptors cost McDonald's millions in free french fries

It appears McDonald's has underestimated Toronto Raptors' fans appetite for french fries in Ontario. As part of a promotional partnership between the fast-food chain and the team, McDonald's locations in Eastern Canada give away orders of free medium french fries whenever the Raptors hit at least 12 3-pointers in a game. According to The Financial Post, McDonald's estimated 700,000 orders, but with the team playing so well, that number has ballooned to nearly three times the original estimate, resulting in approximately $5.4 million (just over $4 million USD) worth of fries. Hamilton fastest in first practice in Canada

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton clocked the best time in a dusty first practice session for the Canada Grand Prix on Friday as Mercedes broke in an upgraded engine. It was business as usual for Mercedes as Britain's Hamilton lapped the island circuit named after Ferrari great Gilles Villeneuve with a fastest time of one minute 12.767 seconds, 0.147 ahead of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas. Rampant France thrash Korea in World Cup opener

A rampant France smashed South Korea out of sight on Friday to open their women’s soccer World Cup campaign in irrepressible style with a 4-0 victory that sent a warning to all other teams with a design on the trophy. It was one-way traffic all night in a packed 45,000-seater Parc des Princes as the French launched wave after wave of attack at the hapless Koreans, running out easy winners to stamp their authority on Group A of the FIFA extravaganza. Barty has what it takes to lift French Open trophy

Ashleigh Barty has all the tools to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the French Open title when she faces fearless Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday. Barty's compatriot Sam Stosur got to the final at Roland Garros in 2010 but failed to get her hands on the Suzanne Lenglen Cup which is within reach of the eighth seed, who has a unique variety of shots, tactical nous and a cool attitude. Women's World Cup kicks off in France, but you'd barely know it in Paris

The Women's World Cup kicks off on Friday as hosts France take on South Korea. But if you were strolling the streets of Paris, you would be forgiven for not knowing it was happening. Ticket sales have not been a problem -- more than 950,000 seats have been snapped up already, 75 percent of the 1.3 million available, according to FIFA -- but in a blustery and rainy Paris, World Cup fever has yet to take hold. Blues favored to close Bruins out in 6

St. Louis is one victory from claiming the city's first Stanley Cup title, and oddsmakers believe the Blues will close out the Boston Bruins at home on Sunday. BetStars lists the Blues at -125 to win Game 6, while the moneyline on the Bruins sat at +105 on Friday. The sportsbook offered -286 for the Blues to win the series in any amount of games, while the Bruins were +230. Blue, white and red Paris celebrates women's World Cup kick off

It was all bleu, blanc and rouge in western Paris as a packed Parc des Princes celebrated the women's World Cup kick off in enthusiastic fashion with hosts France playing South Korea in the opening game on Friday. Long queues formed around the 47,000 seater stadium, home to Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain, hours before the start of the Group A game which was a stone's throw from Roland Garros where the French Open tennis is being played until Sunday. Nadal too tough for Federer, reaches 12th French final

Before this French Open semi-final match-up it had been all about the dizzying numbers and statistics, but once great foes Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal stepped on to the Roland Garros center court, all that mattered was both men's preternatural ability to strike a small yellow ball. On Friday, it was Nadal's swinging, looping, whip-crack style which prevailed over Federer's finesse and near-perfect timing as he reached his 12th Roland Garros final 6-3 6-4 6-2. Neymar, sponsors suspend some ad campaigns after rape allegation: statement

Brazilian soccer star Neymar's agents said on Friday that he and some of his sponsors had agreed to suspend some advertising campaigns following an allegation that he raped a woman in Paris last month. NR Sports, which holds the rights to Neymar's name and image, said in a statement that no sponsorship contract had been canceled and it did not provide details on what ad campaigns had been suspended.